While I am still a little worked up about the whole Panera Bread (#PluckEZChicken) thing, I have truly tried to be āon vacationā this week and give myself a break. (My Panera Bread post is here ā and a follow up from Dairy Carrie is here, plus a spot-on blog post from a veterinarianĀ about Paneraās […] Read moreā¦
Monday Staycation ā In Rewind
I am on vacation this week, and I have instructed the office not to call me unless it is a dire emergency. Since I work with very smart and understanding coworkers, I am sure they will heed my plea. (Seriously. I have awesome coworkers.) I need this week off. We donāt have big plans and, […] Read moreā¦
(Sort Of) Wordless Wednesday: My Boy of Summer
I have been so crazy busy the past few weeks that I havenāt had time to write a decent blog post about hardly anything, it seems. Iāve got some egg questions on my mind ā and I usually always find something to share about turkey, but with my organizationās summer conference last week, I havenāt […] Read moreā¦
Lake. Family. Golf. Ice Cream. Repeat.
Has it really been 9-1/2 years since Teacher Man and I became parents? Now our redheaded, freckled boy is his own little man ā always creative and sometimes cautious, baseball player and pianist, funny man and artist/writer. Just seconds after he came into the world, he promptly peed all over his Dad. It is still […] Read moreā¦
Motherhood is a Funny Thing, Sometimes.
Motherhood is a funny thing, sometimes. Last night, Teacher Man and Joe took me out to eat for Motherās Day and we reminisced with Joe about what life was like initially after we brought him home from the hospital. Joy, happiness, anxiety and ā¦ the complete opposite of just about every single thought I had […] Read moreā¦
Ag, Award, Aussie and Earl (or Sunday Night Randomness)
Itās Sunday night and Iām listening to the ice fall against my windows. Yes, ice. Apparently winter isnāt ready to let go in Minnesota. Itās frustrating for me, definitely. (I want to be outside cleaning up the yard and getting my gardens ready, and, quite frankly, itās annoying I canāt wear any of my cute […] Read moreā¦
Tuesday Night Ramblings!
Happy Tuesday night! Itās a quiet night at home ā my 9-year-old is playing with his new Angry Birds game (a recent birthday gift) and Teacher Man has conferences tonight at school so he wonāt be home until later. I was super productive when I got home ā made dinner, baked a batch of Joeās […] Read moreā¦
Here's to a Vacation Day!
I read an article today in the Twin Cities Star Tribune about how Americans donāt take all of their vacation days either because of a lack of time or a lack of money ā or both, I am sure. This isnāt exactly news ā I think most of us have heard this before, and itās […] Read moreā¦